WorksheetsBrachial Plexus Injury
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Most common cause of brachial plexus injury
Radiation-induced
Gunshot wounds
Tumours
Traction injury
The following are true for Erb's Palsy are true except...
Most commoon mechanism of injury is increase in angle between neck and shoulder
Babies delivered via forcep or excessive head traction are prone to Erb's palsy
They present themselve with hyperextension of the MTP joint and flexion at the IP joints
Clinical presentation includes elbow extension due to weak biceps brachiii
The cords of brachial plexus are divided into the following except:
Lateral cord
Anterior cord
Posterior cord
Medial cord
Which of the following are true regarding the Millesi classification of brachial plexus?
Grade 3 involves injury to the cord level
Grade 2 involves injury to the preganglionic level
Grade 4 involves injury to the trunk level
Grade 1 involves injury to the preganglionic level
In abcense of vascular damage, how long can we observe for nerve recovery before opting for operative treatment?
6 weeks
3 months
12 months
6 months
The following are the indications for immediate surgical exploration except:
Open injuries
Iatrogenic injuries
complete neurological deficit
Expanding hematoma/ Vascular injury
The following are treatment techniques for brachial plexus injuries except:
Direct nerve repair
Electrostimulation
Nerve grafting
Neurotization (Nerve transfer)
What is the best clinical sign in assessing effective nerve regeneration
Improvement of muscle power
Improvement of sensation
Advancing TInel sign
The return of Bulbocavernous reflex
Whick position of the arm is considered 'a waiter's tip'?
shoulder adduction, internal rotation, elbow extension, forearm supination, wrist and finger flexion
shoulder abduction, internal rotation, elbow flexion, forearm pronation, wrist and finger flexion
shoulder abduction, internal rotation, elbow extension, forearm supination, wrist and finger flexion
shoulder adduction, internal rotation, elbow extension, forearm pronation, wrist and finger flexion
An 18-year-old football player is injured after making a tackle with his left shoulder. He has decreased sensation over the lateral aspect of the left shoulder and radial aspect of the forearm. Motor examination reveals weakness to shoulder abduction and external rotation as well as elbow flexion. He has decreased reflexes of the biceps tendon on the left side but full, nontender range of motion of the cervical spine. What anatomic site has been injured?
C4 nerve root
Upper trunk of the brachial plexus
Lower trunk of the brachial plexus
Axillary nerve
